Lead Merger & Acquisition Analyst

UKG • Lowell, MA

13h

About The Position

Lead of M&A Integration at UKG is responsible for managing the planning and execution of post-merger integration for assigned acquisitions. The ideal candidate is an execution-focused professional with experience in M&A integration and cross-functional projects in a SaaS based environment. Consulting industry experience working on M&A Integration or Program Management leading transformational projects is strongly preferred.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Strategy, Finance, or related field.
• 4–5+ years of experience in consulting, corporate strategy, corporate development, or M&A integration support roles.
• Direct experience supporting post-merger integration or large-scale business transformation initiatives.
• Experience leading or contributing to functional workstreams within integrations (e.g., go-to-market, sales operations, marketing, HR, or technology).
• Strong analytical and financial acumen, including comfort working with P&Ls, synergy tracking, and performance metrics.
• Strong communication and presentation skills with exposure to senior stakeholders.
• Proficiency in program management tools and structured project delivery (e.g., MS Project, Smartsheet, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Executive Presence: Confident communicator, ability to engage at different levels of the organization, challenge assumptions and push through priorities
• Analytical Thinking: Comfortable with ambiguity and synthesizing data into actionable insights
• Bias for Action: Operates with urgency, proactivity, and a continuous improvement mindset
• Embrace Change: Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment and embrace new tools
• Multi-tasker: Ability to run multiple projects simultaneously

Nice To Haves

• M&A lifecycle expertise—deal rationale through integration and value tracking.
• Background in SaaS or enterprise software industry in organizations the size of UKG or larger, is highly preferred
• Familiarity with operating in a global and heavily matrixed operating environment

Responsibilities

• Lead integration planning activities, engaging with functional leaders across the organization
• Define key value drivers & KPIs, integration priorities, and milestones in partnership with functional leaders and by leveraging due diligence findings
• Build out and manage integration plans using project management tools (e.g., Smartsheet, MS Project). Leverage AI tools as appropriate
• Maintain governance over integration status reporting, risk mitigation, decision tracking, and stakeholder updates
• Lead cross-functional teams and help drive issues to closure
• Support monitoring of acquisition performance against plan, including preparation of quarterly summary reports
• Support ad-hoc projects and analyses as required
• Enhance existing integration playbook and tooling framework
• Facilitate feedback surveys with acquisition integration participants (UKG team, acquired businesses, etc.) and run feedback loops to evolve integration practices

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level